I am a middle man. And as technology improves, manufacturers get more sophisticated, and consumers get more educated….I will be phased out with my current model.

I don’t foresee this happening anytime soon, and I do have time, but it will eventually happen. Fortunately I’ve found ways to overcome that for now, but looking at a 5 or 10 year forecast, it will move in that direction. If someone else took over, they could make the business BIG and sustainable in the long run, but it’s never really been a passion of mine. It was one of many side-projects that made enough money not to pull the plug.

I’m really grateful I’ve had House Of Rave all these years. I’ve started a lot of small businesses here and there, but HoR has been around the longest (first live order was placed in 2001).

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17 comments on “The House of Rave Confessions”

Really great article on your thought process involving this business. It’s cool to hear you say that you believe your business WILL be phased out at some point. that kind of clarity is empowering.

I went through a similar transition in my own business.

for 15 years I ran an illegal gambling business in Southern California. about 12 years in, one of the guys that collected money for me was robbed at gunpoint. I figured that was a good time to make some changes

Over the next few years, i took steps to automate the business and remove myself completely—this was pre-4 hour work week, so I didn’t have a template plus I had zero education. I did it out of an instinct to survive and fear of going to jail or being a victim.

This gambling business was my house of rave. It became completely automated

All the bets (sports gambling)were taken by a phone bank in south america or on their 24 hour a day website. guys I trained personally collected all the money for me here. I worked maybe 1 hour a week. the business made on average 5-10k per week sometimes up to 80k.

Eventually, I walked away completely for a million reasons, one of which, was because I was hungry for more. (plus, of course, it’s illegal and at some point I would have ended up in a cell or worse)

anyway, the point of all this is that I think you have a skill for experimenting with yourself. Kind of like a scientist that is always testing the limits of his capabilities and then making careful observations. I really enjoyed your homeless experiment.